giving him an 11-point advantage over mitt romney. much has been made of the multiracial nature of the president's winning coalition but it's important to remember that women of all races were essential to the president's victory. women did more than choose a president. women themselves ran for office. a record 184 women made bids for congress this year. on tuesday, nearly half of them were elected. according to stats compiled by the center for american women in politics, rutgers university, the congress will have more women than any time in american history. one in three newly elected members of congress is a woman. add to that, wisconsin, north dakota, massachusetts and hawaii all elected women to the u.s. senate for the first time in their history, including the first asian american woman in the history of the senate. it wasn't just advocacy organizations like emily's list helping to make this happen. there were a few particular men who were a big help, too. men like congressman todd akin, the republican candidate for senate. who v